[izpack-users] Losing backslash in INSTALL_PATH variable

[Atta Rehman]

Hi
 
We are having some problems with the built-in $INSTALL_PATH variable
when used in our applications .properties files.  For example our IzPack
installer prompts user to chose the install folder which then gets used
in our applications .properties files as follows.
 
DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH=$INSTALL_PATH\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql
 
Parsing done by IzPack is OK and we end up with the following (installer
run on windows choosing C:\OurApp as install folder):
 
DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH=C:\OurApp\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql   <= NOTE
just one \ after the C:
 
The problem arises when the following code is run to read in the path
set by the DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH property.
 
private void createDBTables()
   {
      try
      {
        ResourceBundle  rb = getBundle();
        String fileName = rb.getString("DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH");
 
We end up with the following in the 'fileName'
 
'C:OurApp\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql'   <= NOTE missing \ after the
C:
 
I know it is because the backslash is used for the escape sequence in
Java and hence the only backslash in our $INSTALL_PATH getting removed
which is causing problems.
 
I'm new to IzPack and to Java so any help with the above would be much
appreciated.
 
Regards,
Atta

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